OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Houston Rockets forward Chandler Parsons will miss Wednesday night's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder because of a right shoulder injury.

Acting coach Kelvin Sampson said Parsons has been unable to lift his right arm past 45 degrees after injuring it Tuesday night in a victory against the Toronto Raptors. He was uncertain of the exact nature of the injury but says he thinks it is a tissue problem and not a joint issue.

Parsons is the Rockets' second-leading scorer and rebounder at 15.7 and 7.0 a game.

Daequan Cook, who was sent from Oklahoma City to Houston in the James Harden trade before the season, replaced Parsons in the starting lineup.

The Rockets were playing after attending the funeral of coach Kevin McHale's daughter, Sasha, in Minnesota earlier in the day.

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